T HE N EWSLETTER

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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and Happy Holidays to all! You and your family will be at the Award’s Banquet, of course. This will be a wonderful time of celebration. Celebration for you and your accomplishments both within and outside of CAP. For your enjoyment, we have scheduled a very special key note speaker from National Headquarters CAP who will address, what else?… LEADERSHIP! In addition, the Wing Commander, Col. Maurice Givens, will also be in attendance. We are very fortunate that he will take the time to attend this MCCS event. I am sure he receives invitations everyday and he can’t possibly attend all of them. The most special guests, however, will be you. It is impossible to express my pride in each one of you. We are a team. Each of you is an expression and extension of our team effort. Thank you all, lets keep up the effort as we have set a high bar for success. Best regards to you and yours,

I NFORMATION

Deadline for all submissions is the 25th of the preceding month. Email submissions to jkalemis@comcast.net or deliver a hardcopy. All photographs are by Lt. James Kalemis unless otherwise noted.

Major Rhonda Anderson

F UNDRAISING
1st Lt Doris Mangano What a successful day - over $ 900.00 in just 5 hours of our time! Its better than door to door sales as many organization do. Plus the community sees us in our uniforms! All of this money (1st Lt Freund is selling leftover candy at her school so the exact amount is not known yet) will be used to assist cadets with NCSA and encampments. All of the cadets who participated in this event will receive automatically $25.00 more toward their activity. They put in the work and they deserve more. Come join me again in fundraising at the K-Marts April 8th, 2006, 11-4pm. This time, all the money will be put toward our trip in 2007. Where are we going? Either to Colorado or to San Diego in June 2007. The week-long trip will not be as hectic as Washington, DC. Some ideas include for the San Diego trip visiting the world’s largest zoo, swimming in the Pacific Ocean and visiting or staying on one of the largest US Naval Bases, even seeing Disneyland. For the Colorado trip, visiting the USAF Academy, mountains for hiking, even horseback riding. Think about which trip you prefer. I will be asking this June for which trip because they take a year to plan. But lets get a “nest egg” started for next year with April 8th selling candy. Thanks to Lts. Freund and Medina for being there with the cadets!

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C/1st Lt Maria Mangano C/2d Lt Krystal Freund C/SMSgt Emily Medina C/CMSgt Steven DeCraene C/SrA Shelby McMahon C/SSgt Jared Hendler C/TSgt Brian Freund C/2d Lt Krystal Freund C/SMSgt Steven DeCraene C/2d Lt Krystal Freund C/SSgt Jared Hendler The Cadet Administrative Officer is in charge of cadet paperwork. 1Lt Medina has been overwhelmed with cadet paperwork and asked for the assistance of Cadet Freund. Cadet Freund is now in charge of reviewing CAPF-50s and promotion contracts among cadets. She has been working diligently the last few weeks to straighten out the cadet paperwork. The Cadet Aerospace Education Officer, myself, is responsible for assisting the Senior AEO (2Lt Kalemis) in teaching aerospace education, both internally and externally. The C/ AEO answers Aerospace Module questions for Phase I and II cadets and mentors them through the cadet program. The Cadet Logistics Officer, Cadet Freund, will be assisting 1Lt Medina with supply. When new cadets receive their uniforms, Cadet Freund will show them how to properly wear the uniform, help them select their uniform from the squadrons supply and inform them of the uniform parts they need to order. Our Cadet Emergency Services Officer, Cadet DeCraene, reports to 2Lt Kalemis when working on ES training. Preparing presentations, teaching classes, and demonstrating proper ES techniques are all part of the job. Educating cadets about Emergency Services and telling them how to earn a 101 card are addition responsibilities of the C/Emergency Services Officer. As you can see, cadets who hold support staff positions assist their senior counterparts in completing their jobs. This gives cadet officers a chance to learn new skills and lessens the duties of senior members.

In the beginning of November the cadet staff expanded. Not only were additional cadet staff members added, but additional positions as well. I would like to discuss the new positions with you, so you know about these positions and who to go to if you have questions. The Cadet Executive Officer is a member of executive staff, and is in charge of managing support staff. Support staff is a group of cadets who assist senior members in performing their duties. Such positions include: communications, emergency services, aerospace education, and administrative, among others. Our cadet executive officer, Cadet Freund, is responsible for the cadets who hold these positions and to make sure they fulfill their duties. The executive officer represents the support staff and acts as an advisor to the cadet commander. The Flight Commander is traditionally only in charge of one flight, but in our case, Cadet DeCraene has two flight sergeants working under him. This works well for MCCS because the flights are split into advanced versus basic, which allows for more specific training. Cadet DeCraene ensures cadets are progressing and oversees the flight sergeants. The Flight Sergeants are responsible for the members of their flights. Cadet J. Hendler works with Zulu flight on advanced drill and ceremonies. Cadet McMahon teaches Romeo flight and the new cadets. Each flight sergeant works directly with their cadets and is responsible for cadet progression and participation.

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C ADET M ANGANO R ECEIVES G OLD A WARD
1st Lt Doris Mangano Composite Squadron. Cadet Mangano spent 1 year doing preliminary work which required her to complete 7 different areas in association with her actual project. Each of the 7 areas needed community service hours. She fulfilled 5 of the 7, focusing on the needs of McHenry County Composite Squadron. The Leadership requirement was fulfilled by serving as the squadron First Sergeant for 10 months. The Senior Girl Scout Challenge was to work 15 hours on a project that was important to her. She noted at the squadron that cadet attendance decreased during PT night. The cadets thought PT was uninteresting, she discovered after initiating a questionnaire She researched games, and along with Major Ken Anderson, developed a new curriculum. She found cadet attendance increased after instituting this new program. For the Public Relations requirement she submitted an article to the Northwest Herald about the Color Guard Competition of spring 2005 for McHenry County Composite Squadron. For the Career Exploration requirement she needed to attend a career activity, and met this requirement by going to E-Tech, July 04, a NCSA. For the Science Requirement she taught in local libraries, to Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops various aspects of aerospace. She received letters of recognition from Dr. Sally Ride, the first woman astronaut, President Bush, Illinois Govenor Rod Blagojevich and Senator Dick Durbin from Illinois. Cadet Mangano has completed high school and is attending McHenry County College to receive her Associates in Science Degree. She will further her education working toward her PhD in Science with the ultimate goal to become an astronaut.

On November 12th, Cadet Maria Mangano received her Gold Award, the highest Award in Girl Scouts equivalent to the Eagle Award in Boy Scouts. Only 6% of Girl Scouts obtain this award. The Gold Award needed a minimum of 65 service hours to complete. Cadet Mangano put in around 600 hours. She organized an NCOA/Basic Cadet School at Great Lakes Naval Station for Group 22 and Group 14 cadets. The Ceremony took place at United Methodist Church in Marengo. It focused on the growth aspects made to the girl during this leadership challenge. Speakers were Pastor Dr. Steve Bullmer from United Methodist Church, Marengo, and Majors Ken and Rhonda Anderson of McHenry County

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On November 11th the Waukegan Composite Squadron requested assistance for a parade and dedication of a new plaza. Cadets from two squadrons responded. The cadets with 2d Lt Dye marched for a mile through town and then stood as an Honor Guard around the Plaza. From Palwaukee Composite Squadron, the cadets were C/ CMSgt Hatkevich and C/2d Lt Borozenets. From McHenry County Composite Squadron were C/SrA Pals, C/SMSgt Medina and C/1st Lt Mangano. All of these cadets followed the USAF Motto:

Photo by 1st Lt Doris Mangano

Service before Self.

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1st Lt Sharon Freund On Friday, November 11, four senior members from our squadron headed for Scott Air Force Base. The four members were Lts. James Kalemis, Esther Medina, Diane Workman and Sharon Freund. We were able to stay on the base at the Air Force Inn. On Saturday, we started our classes at 0800. Some of the things we learned in the CLC class were details about Emergency Services/Operations, Safety/Inspection, Legal/Insurance, Public Affairs and Aerospace Education. Most of these was a review of what we had learned previously. The Legal class remind us how important it is to follow the regulations and the consequences of not doing so. We ended our classes for the day at 1620. After the classes we went back to our hotel rooms and got ready for the banquet that was held that night. We were fortunate to be there for the 25th anniversary of the start of classes at Scott AFB. We were able to hear Brigadier General Donald Lustig speak on how much the Air Force appreciated all that Civil Air Patrol did to help after the hurricanes. It made me feel very proud. On Sunday, we started our day of classes even earlier, at 0700, and learned more about Logistics, Cadet Programs, Finance, Training and Admin/Personnel. While most of this

was review of things that we already knew, it never hurts to have your memory refreshed. While we all expected to be sitting through boring classes we were surprised at how well everyone spoke and were not bored at all. We as senior members need to attend these classes for further promotion just as the cadets need to pass leadership tests to promote. It was a rewarding experience for all of us.

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1st Lt Esther Medina toward completing SQTRs for ground team members. Training included instruction in ground team equipment requirements, compass techniques, map reading including identifying topographical features and plotting azimuths, line searches and actions on a find. Training progressed under the guidance of 2Lt. James Kalemis, Emergency Services Officer of our squadron. Those participating were given classroom instruction followed by demonstration and skills evaluation. In attendance were Cadets K. Freund, R. Kohler, E. Peterman, and Lts. S. Freund and E. Medina. Participants had a good time learning, training, and eating great pizza. All members left the training as, at least, Ground Team trainees.

On November 19, three cadets and three seniors from our squadron assembled at the Lake in the Hills Composite Squadron hut. The purpose was to accomplish Emergency Services (ES) tasking. The focus of the tasking was targeted

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1st Lt Cory Stohlquist Rockford Composite Squadron third location we were able to plot the location using coordinates we derived from the map, and based on the location, drove approximately one mile to the Poplar Grove Airport. There we used the L-Per and using several techniques, we searched and narrowed the area of search. The Alpha Team however was able to locate the beacon before us, but not by too much time, and the mission was concluded. The members of the Alpha Team were cadets Sarah Stohlquist, Elizabeth Barkmann and Justin Scherer. Captain Jerry Scherer was the Team Leader and 2Lt. James Kalemis of the McHenry County Composite Squadron was SET. The members of the Bravo Team were cadets Jeramee Scherer and Carl Stohlquist. Included were SM Richard Jensen, 1Lt. Corey Stohlquist as the Team Leader and Capt Randolph Lovelace as the SET.
Photo: C/SSgt Elizabeth Barkmann holds L-Per while C/CMSgt Sarah Stohlquist holds flashlight assisted by C/SrA Justin Scherer with the map.

On November 18, several members of the Rockford Composite Squadron participated in a practice Urban Direction Finding mission planned by Capt Randy Lovelace, Squadron Commander and SET for UDF Team Members. The mission, planned from the beginning and carried out close to what an actual mission, began at approximately 1700 hours. Capt Lovelace activated the Squadron Alert Roster advising members that this was a practice UDF Mission for a beacon signal. The squadron personnel responding would meet at the CAP Classroom at Emery Air Charter at 1830 hours with field equipment. Once we had rendezvoused at the Squadron Classroom, we had our CAP credentials, CAP ID Cards, 101 Cards and SQTRs checked. We were then given a Safety Briefing by 1Lt. Stohlquist, Safety Officer, followed by the Mission Briefing by Capt Lovelace. We were divided up into two teams and given assignments along with initial coordinates from the AFRCC, portrayed by Capt Lovelace. We plotted the location for our team, in my case Bravo Team, to drive to and attempt at getting a reading on the practice beacon with the L-Per. The Alpha Team, which was headed by Capt Jerry Scherer, was also given coordinates to find on the map and plot out. Upon arriving at the first location, we were unable to get a signal, so the AFRCC gave us a second set of coordinates to drive to and attempt another reading. Upon arriving at the second location, we were able to get a signal but decided to move to a better location to get a stronger signal. At the

On this practice mission 1Lt. Corey Stohlquist and Capt Jerry Scherer completed their second practice mission participation and received final sign-offs to be a qualified UDF Team Members. The other participants trained as Mission Radio Operators or UDF Team Members and received the appropriate mission and task credits. We all then went to Baker’s Square in Cherry Valley for debriefing, were we enjoyed our favorite pie, some even with ice cream, hot chocolate, hot coffee and hot tea. It was cold outside and the hot drinks were welcomed! Captain Lovelace thanked all for their participation and especially 2Lt. Kalemis for coming out to Rockford to assist us with our training. Hopefully to be the beginning of many more joint exercises with McHenry County Composite Squadron. All members who attended were very enthusiastic and are awaiting the next practice or the next actual mission. If you didn't participate this time, be sure to do so next time!

Editor’s Note: This was a great example of a typical practice mission. I encourage all to get involved in the Emergency Services program. See page 3 of the April 2005 newsletter or contact 2d Lt James Kalemis for information on how to get started.